§ 27-160. Private disposal systems.

(a)

Regulated: Where a sewer line is available within three hundred (300) feet of the property line, private disposal of industrial waste is prohibited unless the director determines that reasonable grounds exist for permitting private disposal.

(b)

Permit: In those cases where private disposal of industrial waste is permitted by the director, applicable requirements of this section shall be included in the permit issued to the discharger pursuant to section 27-162.

(c)

Requirements applicable to all private sewage disposal systems:

(1)

Permit: Before commencing construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner or disposer or prospective disposer shall obtain a written construction permit signed by the director. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the director, which the applicant shall supplement with plans, specifications and any other information or documents deemed necessary by the director. lf the wastewater to be discharged is industrial waste for which a discharge permit is required pursuant to section 27-162, the permit process shall be governed by section 27-162 except as may be expressly provided otherwise by this section.

(2)

Inspection approval required: A discharge permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the director. Authorized personnel of the director shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the director in writing when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two (72) hours of the receipt of notice by the department of public utilities; and, if all the requirements of this section have been met, a certificate of final inspection shall be given by the department which will allow the system to become operative.

(3)

Operation and maintenance: The owner shall operate and maintain at his expense the private sewage disposal facilities in full compliance with all requirements of this division and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

(4)

Time limit to connect to public sewer: Domestic waste serviced by a private sewage disposal system pursuant to section 27-159(b)(2) shall, within sixty (60) days after the date when a public sanitary sewer becomes available within three hundred (300) feet of the property line of the discharger, connect with the sewer. The private sewage disposal system shall then be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt at the owner's expense.

(d)

Industrial waste discharges into private sewage disposal systems:

(1)

Any discharge of industrial waste into a private sewage disposal system and any discharge from such a system into any lands, waters or receiving streams shall comply with the prohibitions, limitations and requirements set forth in section 27-161. No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged, from a private sewage disposal system to any public or private lands, waters or receiving streams, any wastewater which exceeds any of the prohibitions of limitations listed in section 27-161(c).

(2)

The owner and operator of any private disposal system shall be responsible for the final disposition and disposal of the waste or other product of the system.

(Ord. No. 17098, § 4, 12-3-86)